Thesaurus:silence

Thesaurus

silence

English

Noun

Sense: the lack of any sound

Synonyms

• black noise
• crickets (US, humorous, slang)
• hush
• noiselessness
• quiet    [⇒ thesaurus]
• quietness
• roo (UK dialect)
• silence
• stillness
• soundlessness

Antonyms

• sound    [⇒ thesaurus]
• speech    [⇒ thesaurus]
• talk    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• deafening silence (idiomatic)
• radio silence

Hypernyms

• lack of sensation    [⇒ thesaurus]
• peace

Instances

• moment of silence
• two-minute silence

Various

• quiet as a mouse (simile)
• silent as the grave (simile)
• silent as the tomb (simile)
• one could hear a pin drop (idiomatic)

See also

• Thesaurus:silent
• Thesaurus:make silent
• Thesaurus:stop talking

Further reading

• “403. silence” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “silence” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.